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Businesses now have more flexibility in how they manage their provision of first aid in the workplace following a change in health and safety regulations. On the 1st October 2013 the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 were amended, removing the requirement for HSE to approve first aid training and qualifications, reducing costs and…

Expanding our training capability once more sees ABC North West now offering First Aid Training courses from the Runshaw business centre in Chorley. With our main training location remaining in Burnley where the majority of our courses are run, we have identified a need to be close to the Manchester area with our Bolton First Aid course…

Paediatric First Aid is first aid for children. Here at ABC Northwest we offer various emergency first aid courses including paediatric first aid. This practise is designed for people who care caring for children, in any sort of environment (schools, homes, hospitals, and much more). People who are working at nurseries and pre-schools, sport and…

Learning basic first aid courses is essential in many job roles and learning these skills may one day help you to go on to save a life. Courses by ABC Northwest are designed to help you to do just that and by the end of the course you will not only have these skills, you…

Businesses now have more flexibility in how they manage their provision of first aid in the workplace following a change in health and safety regulations. On the 1st October 2013 the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 were amended, removing the requirement for HSE to approve first aid training and qualifications, reducing costs and…

The latest price comparison of first aid training across the North West shows that ABC can be over 50% cheaper than some of the major first aid training providers. A study carried out on the 18th September 2014 looking at the courses provided by St John Ambulance and the British Red Cross who are the…

Emergency first aid courses in Manchester are available at ABC North West for anybody who wants to learn life-saving techniques or refresh their existing knowledge. As further research is carried out, emergency first aid practices are constantly under review and it is recommended that even those with a recognised certification in first aid should take…

Following a recent report following a survey of the general public, results suggest that there is a high volume of people that feel that emergency first aid training should be taught in schools as part of the national curriculum. This would make absolute sense as young adults are not always in the presence of a…

As leading providers of first aid, health and safety training and providers of occupational health services in the North West, we are proud to work with numerous people from a range of industries. Recently we are extremely delighted to have worked with Burnley Borough Council by providing our range of first aid courses in Burnley…

It looks like we might have escaped the worst of the weather this winter but as past winters have shown us, there’s still time. We all know how troublesome snow and ice can be, and with comes a number of new dangers not present in the milder months. Anyone who works in the accident and…